Important Current Affairs 9th October 2017 with PDF

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Banking, SSC and Insurance aspirants can now read the Important General Awareness in PDF. Here is an update containing all the important current affairs for 9th October 2017. You can download the Important Current Affairs 9th October 2017 with pdf capsule too.

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Through this programme, Government of India aims to reach each and every child under two years of age and all those pregnant women who have been left uncovered under the routine immunisation program.

Intensified Mission Indradhanush is supported by 11 other ministries and departments.

India celebrates 85th Air Force Day

India started to celebrate Air Force day on 8th of October in the year 1932 as an auxiliary air force of Indian Empire.

Air Force Day is celebrated in order to increase awareness about the importance of Indian air force in any organization of the national security, both officially and publicly.

On its day of glory, the IAF displays its vintage, modern and fighter aircrafts.

CERAWeek

India Energy Forum by CERAWeek is being conducted from 8-10 October 2017 in New Delhi.

The three day International conference is being organized for the first time outside Houston.

CERAWeek by IHS Markit is the premier annual international gathering of energy industry leaders, experts, government officials and policymakers, as well as top executives from the technology and financial sectors.

Hypertension high in Kerala

According to the study, titled ‘Diet and Nutritional Status of Urban Population in India and Prevalence of Obesity, Hypertension, Diabetes and Hyperlipidaemia in Urban Men and Women’, non-communicable diseases have become a growing threat.

The survey was carried out by the National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau.

According to the study Kerala has the highest prevalence of hypertension.

First ever conference of Partner NGOs

The first ever Conference of Partners NGOs is being organized by the Ministry of Women and Child Development on 9th October, 2017 in New Delhi.

The subject of the conference is “Implementation of Policies, Schemes and Programmes for Women and Children: Challenges and Way Forward”.

The aim of the conference is to sensitize partner NGOs across the country to implement various WCD schemes.

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Week

The Ministry of Women and Child Development will be celebrating the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Week from 09th to 14th October, 2017.

The week is being celebrated in view of the International Girl Child Day on 11th October, 2017.

The theme of the program will be “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Week- The Daughters of New India”.

EIB funding projects worth €2 bn

The European Investment Bank will provide €500 million support to the Bangalore Metro Rail Corp. Ltd.

It also agreed to a new partnership with the International Solar Alliance to mobilise finance to develop and deploy affordable solar energy in solar rich countries.

The EIB also confirmed plans to provide a record EUR 800m for renewable energy investment across India.

Odyssey captured image of moon Phobos

NASA’s odyssey orbiter, the longest-lived mission to Mars has taken the first image at Phobos.

It also produced a colour-coded image revealing surface temperatures of the Martian moon considered to be a potential future human-mission outpost.